Universal football / soccer phrases translated for you!
Tuesday, 13th April 2010
These age old phrases will come in handy no matter where you find yourself watching the game...
German
| Send him off! | Schick ihn vom Platz! (Gib ihm ‘ne rote Karte!)
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| That’s GOT to be a penalty! | Das ist ‘n Stafstoß!
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| Goal! | Tor! |
| What were you thinking, ref?! | Der Schiri hat ‘n Rad ab! (the ref is mad) Der Schiri hat doch Tomaten auf den Augen! (the ref is blind) |
| That was definitely a foul! | Das war ‘n Foul! |
| Time-waster! | Zeitverschwänder!
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| It’s going to end in tears… | Das wird in Tränen enden |
| It’s in the bag! | Das ist in der Tasche
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| It’s all to play for… | Das Spiel ist offen
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| It’s a funny old game… | Das ist Fußball… |
French
| Send him off! | Il y a carton rouge là!
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| That’s GOT to be a penalty! | Il y a péno! OR Il y a pénalty là!
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| Goal! | BUUUUUT! |
| What were you thinking, ref?! | Aux choiffes l’arbitre! |
| That was definitely a foul! | Il y a faute là! |
| Time-waster! | Anti-jeu! OR Il joue la montre!
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| It’s going to end in tears | Ca va finir en pleurs |
| It’s in the bag! | C’est dans la poche!
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| It’s all to play for… | C’est serré…
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| It’s a funny old game… | Qui l’eût cru |
Spanish
| Send him off! | ¡Expúlsalo! or ¡Sácale la roja! |
| That’s GOT to be a penalty! | ¡Eso es penalti!
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| Goal! | ¡Gol! |
| What were you thinking, ref?!
| ¿En qué estas pensando, árbitro? |
| That was definitely a foul! | ¡Eso es falta!
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| Time-waster! | ¡Fulero! (slang)
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| It’s going to end in tears | Esto va a acabar llorando…(tu equipo no va a ganar)
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| It’s in the bag! | ¡Esto está ganado!
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| It’s all to play for… | Son los dos igual de buenos
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| It’s a funny old game… | El fútbol es fútbol |
Tags: world cup, football, german, french, spanish
Posted by Laura Lippert 2010-04 under
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